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Can a collection agency put a lien against your home for late and unpaid unsecured debt in Pennsylvania and if so could that lien ultimately cause you to lose your home?
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Unless the collection agency is an assignee for a firm who provided labor or materials for your real property, they cannot place a lien against your home. They can, however, obtain a judgment, which will act as a lien against your home. They cannot foreclose on your home unless the debt is secured to a mortgage or deed of trust.
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Can they garnish your wages in Pennsylvania for an unpaid balance on an unsecured credit card?
No, PA. does not allow wage garnishment when it pertains to creditor action. Even though a credit card is unsecured debt, that does not mean the creditor does not have legal remedies for collection. They can file a lawsuit, if they win they will enforce a judgment in several ways, bank account levy, liquidation of nonexempt property, or liens against real property.
What is unsecured personal indebtedness?
Unsecured personal indebtedness is debt that is not secured against an asset. For example, a mortgage is a debt secured against an asset, being a house. If you fail to pay your mortgage, your house will be taken of you. An unsecured debt is that of a loan or credit card bill which is not backed up by an asset.
What to do if a School goes into a collection agency?
I presume your question is in regards to a bill for tuition (and perhaps other fees) claimed by the school, and that the school has sold this debt to a collection agency. I am convinced that tuition for education/training services is unsecured debt. Of course the school can withhold certificates that were to be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the education, and may not list you as matriculated/graduated in their records until they are satisfied. As you indicate that the school has sold the debt to a collection agency, then such action to suspend the economic value of the education probably has already happened. So now you have an unsecured debt being pursued by a collection agency -- the same as all other unsecured debts being pursued by collection agencies. Apparently, you are about to learn-the-hard-way about the details of such collections. If the collection agency does not get you to make payment that is adequate for a negotiated settlement between you and them, then they might resell the debt to another collection agency that will start pursuing you again, or simply give-up pursuing you, or bring a civil suit against you.
Can a collection agency freeze a bank account in Pennsylvania?
Collection agencies do not and cannot freeze accounts in any state. Only the courts can do this. However, if a lender has a valid judgment against you for a bad debt, any collection agency they hire to recover it can serve your bank with an order of garnishee and attach the assets in the accounts you have there.
What happens if you cannot pay your unsecured credit cards?
Unsecured creditors ususually sell accounts to a third party. If the ususual means of collection does not get results (phone calls, letters for payment). a lawsuit may be filed. A judgment can result in wage garnishment, bank account levy, lien against property, liquidation of unexempt property. In some instances a lien against a home can be used to implement a "forced sale" of the property, (this seldom happens). EVERY judgment can be appealed.
Can a credit card company take a judgment against you if it is unsecured and it has been over 4 years?
It is quite possible,most credit card accounts are unsecured. A creditor can file a lawsuit and if it is won, receive a writ of judgment that can be executed against all nonexempt property that belongs to the debtor. Each state has SOL's that pertain to open accounts such as credit cards. However, the expiration of the SOL does not automatically stop a creditor from seeking collection of a debt. (Macky..macky83@juno.com)
How is secured lending different from unsecured lending?
Secured lending differs from unsecured lendings in a number of a ways, although there is one big difference between them. A secured lending is such named before the lendee puts up collateral against the debt to the bank. An unsecured lending has no collateral.
Why is Washington so surprised that the uprising came from the Pennsylvania farmers?
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How an Indian will get loans against business?
where do you plan to get a loan? what country? if you are in the US, you can either have unsecured type of loan.
What does unsecured network mean?
It means that no big effort has been expended to protect the network against intruders.
Can a lien for an unsecured loan be filed against a law suit?
A creditor can sue in court to obtain a lien against a debtor for an unsecured loan. If successful in the lawsuit, the creditor can request a judgment lien that can be used to take the debtor's property to pay the amount due.A creditor can sue in court to obtain a lien against a debtor for an unsecured loan. If successful in the lawsuit, the creditor can request a judgment lien that can be used to take the debtor's property to pay the amount due.A creditor can sue in court to obtain a lien against a debtor for an unsecured loan. If successful in the lawsuit, the creditor can request a judgment lien that can be used to take the debtor's property to pay the amount due.A creditor can sue in court to obtain a lien against a debtor for an unsecured loan. If successful in the lawsuit, the creditor can request a judgment lien that can be used to take the debtor's property to pay the amount due.
Would I get a better rate with unsecured credit cards?
Unsecured credit cards can give you better rates and reward programs, however these things must be balanced against the risk of credit problems if something goes wrong.
